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The Fossils on Mars
Bats of the Post-Human Era
Paleontological Illustration
Animal Illustration
Sculptures
Fantasy and Narrative Illustration
Paleoart
Ichthyovenator laosensis
Watercolour, colour pencil. 2023.This is a highly speculative reconstruction of the animal, and as such many details are fabricated.
A strange spinosaurid found in Laos. The sail of this creature has a notable dent found over the hip, but much of its body including the skull remains entirely unknown. Here, Ichtyovenator has been restored with a crest like other spinosaurids, but it is structured slightly differently, forming a keratinous structure above the eye which is entirely speculative. Colouration and patterning is inspired by various eels and wading birds.